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I'm trying to figure out how (or even "if") I should set up my PTT configuration for "Easy Comms Off"...every jet I fly has different mappings for usage of the radio mic switch; how are others handling this? To date, with the previous VIACOM, I've always just used Easy Comms On and used a Common PTT for VA...I have also pretty much only flown the F-15, so it's been ultra simple. Here is what I would find some flight manuals for the jets I intend to fly in the foreseeable future: It also doesn't help that I don't even know what "UHF 1 and 2" or "COMM 1 and 2" radios are used for. Just looking to find the best way to simplify things down to be used the same way with all modules, if possible. edit: I should also note that I will be using this in tandem with SRS for Radio Comms, if that could be leveraged to make things easier edit2: As I've read further along in the manual it seems like VAICOM should take care of it for me...I can just run Easy Comms "On" and use TX 1, TX 2, and TX3 -- this should be close enough to real life for me, and will remove the nuance of having to remember different PTT setups for different jets. I actually use the Mic Switch Fwd for VR Zoom and the Mic Switch Push In is my TeamSpeak PTT, so this should work out for me.

As long as it keeps the annoying "VR Hands/Gloves" from constantly showing on screen...that is the worst :music_whistling:

No worries, take your time getting it implemented properly. I'm sure it's frustrating when people post the same "bugs" over and over again when they are already noted multiple times and a multitude of places, but some people apparently can't be hassled to do a search before starting a new thread... :thumbup:

Very nice, thanks Wags!

Beautiful, thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Probably true, at least for $700 the Slaw pedals I've ordered are top notch quality with the highest grade sensors and aircraft metals... Still, this throttle design is so attractive to me. I am waiting for the VKB to announce their throttle but I'm 95% it will be based on Redfor jets...so not really a great fit for my NATO Western bias. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

VAICOM PRO plugin for VoiceAttack Thanks, Hollywood. Will purchase once I get home from the office. I'm curious, is there any way I can update in a way that I merge/retain my current profile additions from the original VAICOM? For example I have added some phrases to your profile because VoiceAttack never understands me...for example, when I say "bogey dope" it thinks I say "bowl you don't" or any number of other things. Is it possible for me to easily merge these one off additions I've made? Or will need I need to manually add them? Thanks, and looking forward to PRO! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome news! Happy holidays to you as well :)

100% right there in the boat with you :thumbup:

Great review, glad you like it. This is still #1 on my list of throttles, just waiting to see what VKB will announce whenever they get around to announcing their throttle.

Correct, kontiuka. This isn't the most appropriate thread for a debate on the greatness of 2018 in totality, so I don't want to get OT, but my general point was that the bar will be set very, very high in 2018 with: -Complete revamp of the graphics engine in 2.5 (lighting, shading, quality, effects, etc, etc) -One of the most iconic fighter jets of all time in full fidelity with multi-crew and an AI RIO (Tomcat) -One of the most popular multi-role jets of modern times with the US Navy (Hornet) -I would assume the Harrier will make it out of Early Access in 2018 -Potentially the F-4 -Potentially the J-17 -Potentially Carrier Ops -Potentially the Strait of Hormuz map -Who knows what else in terms of other maps, other jets, warbirds, effects, etc... That's a pretty tough bar to be set for one single year, and IMO would be a tough one to surpass in any given year in the future given the time necessary for development of such high quality simulations. Sure many more great jets will be simulated, but will they be released in the same year as each other? And with a new game engine? You can also only be the first to do multi-role once, and the first release of Carrier Ops can only come once as well. There has been years of "deferred satisfaction" that will be coming to fruition in 2018, and that is exciting and IMO will be difficult to replicate or exceed in the future. It's a great time to be a part of the DCS community and Heatblur is a major reason for that. Everyone has their own headline from the list above, mine is the Tomcat. Just my personal opinion. Perhaps cichildfan thinks every year in the future will have this many ground breaking things releasing in the future, to each their own. In my mind, there are only so many "top tier" jets that can be simulated (Tomcat and Hornet are my top 2 of all time, so this is a dream year for me)...and the limited number of those top-tier jets reduces each time one is simulated and released; at least until another is declassified and approved for development. Add in the fact that that I don't anticipate DCS engine rebuilds being an every year thing...and the odds of it timing up with multiple ground-breaking jets being released in the same year...and yes, I think 2018 will be the best year of DCS releases. That's not a negative thing at all, just a statement of how great of a time it is for DCS currently.

Fantastic update, very well said Cobra. Happy holidays to you and the rest of the HB team. 2018 is shaping up to be the best year DCS has ever seen (and probably ever will see) :thumbup:

Will the Harrier be included with 2.5? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2.2 & 1.5.8 VR Performance!!! Well done ED!!! 1.5.8 runs like * in VR for me, 2.2 runs pretty damn well (takes a century to load up in a server the first time and when I spawn in I don't have a plane for 30 seconds, but it eventually loads). That's why I'm not even bothering with 1.5.8 anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Remove 2.2 Open Alpha, it's obsolete. And can probably remove 1.5.8 too...not like you're going to want to dabble with the crappy Caucasus map with that shiny new one at your disposal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Massive Performance Issues with 1.5.8.12667 in Multiplayer It is DCS, after all [emoji6] It would feel weird if there weren't a few oddities to have to deal with, at all times. Thx for the tip, Mustang. Much appreciated brother! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can copy and paste your controls over in less than 10 seconds, so no hours needed there my man [emoji1303] As for the graphics settings, yes I'm sure there will be plenty of tweaking and playing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good stuff, buddy. Thanks for putting this together, will be a great help for myself (and many others) to learn this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[emoji23] a lot of the true mess was cropped out of the photos haha. Messes drive me nuts but organizing the office loses every time in the battle of "Do I want to organize the room or do I want to fly?" Thanks for the props. I can't wait for my new pedals to get here, then I just need VKB to release some throttle photos so I can decide if I'm going with VKB or VPC... In the interim, not sure if I have posted it in here previously or not...but I sanded the Warthog gimbal down, applied some Nyogel 767A damping grease, and installed a new teflon PTFE ring. All of that paired with the extension and custom spring, it's about the most I can get out of the crappy WH...still, I'm ready for something new (Gunfighter or MT-50). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hotas Warthog Button Map for AV-8B Eventually the TDC axis will be fixed by RAZBAM and be useable, correct? That way on the WH we can just use the little TDC nipple as our "TDC Slew" ministick? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Roger that, thanks for the tip brother! :thumbup:

I won't lie, chronic delays or not, I was it was VKB (or even VPC) that was making the Hornet grip instead of Thrustmaster. MCG's looks great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

VR Cockpit Latest and greatest, office is still a mess but let's be real -- that isn't going to change any time soon. Whenever I actually have a few free minutes away from life/my fiancée, I always chose to fly rather than to finish organizing the room [emoji1303] Really loving the adjustable arms on my new chair...it's really nice to rotate the right chair arm in (as pictured) to hold my stick arm up. Makes long flights a lot more comfortable. Next up: Waiting for my Slaw pedals to get here (now with a self imposed 1.5 month delay, so 4.5 months total, due to a last minute order change). Also will be adding a JetSeat SE in short order as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ditto, huge bummer. Would've been great fun for the holiday time off of work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Passes IC on both versions for me [emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk